Michael Janairo, Arts & Entertainment Editor

UPDATE: Ticket prices will run $55.00, $75.00 and $99.50 for seats, or $29.50 for the lawn. They’re scheduled to go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, March 10, at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. ORIGINAL POST: James Taylor — Rock and Roll hall of famer, Grammy winner and Berkshire resident who is known for his summer […]
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This is my last day at the Times Union. It’s been an honor to be your arts and entertainment editor since 2008. In this role, I’ve felt myself to be one of the many stewards of Capital Region culture, leading coverage that introduces readers like you to both fledgling arts group, like the Collar Works […]
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Dylan Farrow’s open letter to the New York Times laid out a devastating indictment of her adoptive father, Woody Allen. It is the first time Farrow has publicly addressed the sexual molestation allegations that surfaced 20 years ago as Allen and Dylan Farrow’s mother, Mia Farrow, were separating. Allen — whose career was honored earlier […]
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Tickets for Bruno Mars’ July 20 concert at Times Union Center in Albany went on sale this morning. We want to know if you were inspired to buy tickets based on his performance last night during half time of the Super Bowl. Take our poll.
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The Super Bowl has become one of the biggest TV events of the year, with nearly 100 million Americans having tuned in to the show (or at least part of the show) over the last few years. This year, the game coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, on WRGB Ch. 6. With that […]
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[Updated with ticket prices, on sale time and where to buy tickets.] Atlantic Records has just announced that Bruno Mars will be bringing his “Moonshine Jungle World Tour” to the Times Union Center in Albany on Sunday, July 20. The opening act is slated to be Aloe Blacc. Tickets prices weren’t announced,have been announced: $102.50, […]
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In Lauren Stanforth’s Sunday story, “Can taxpayers afford the Albany County Legislature?,” about the size of the Albany County Legislature, she writes: Albany County has the biggest and one of the most costly legislatures in New York, with an operating budget that’s more than double what some of the state’s largest counties spend on their […]
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The AP reports: Discovery Communications said Thursday that the Military Channel will become the American Heroes Channel, beginning in March. One of the main reasons for the name change is that the channel wants to expand the stories it covers to acts of heroism that occur in daily life, and not just in war. What […]
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